Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 05-Dec-2023)

Result of query: info cati XBS$

Details on Acronym:   XBS
  
XBS    (XMM, Bright Source)
 Write:<<XBS  JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
 N:  400
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:XMM-Newton observations. See also the  natural extension    XMS.
   Ref:=2004A&A...428..383D
     byDELLA CECA R.
, MACCACARO T., CACCIANIGA A., SEVERGNINI P., BRAITO V., BARCONS X., CARRERA F.J., WATSON M.G., TEDDS J.A., BRUNNER H., LEHMANN I., PAGE M.J., LAMER G., SCHWOPE A.
 Astron. Astrophys., 428, 383-399 (2004)

    Exploring the X-ray sky with the XMM-Newton Bright Serendipitous
    Survey.
oTables 3, 4: <XBS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS> N=400.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+A/428/383
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)